Type A Momma » Andrew

An email from Hannah:

As most of you already know I was induced on Sunday Sept. 14th , a day earlier
than planned because my amniotic fluid was dropping again … I was admitted
into the hospital at 7pm, started pitocin at 8pm, at 10:30pm was dilated to 2,
at 12:30am I was at 10, was wheeled into the delivery room at 12:45am and at
12:59am Andrew was born !! He weighed 5lbs 13ozs and was 18.5 inches long …
not bad for a preemie !

He did come out crying which was music to my ears , he’s breathing on his own
and actually creating some urine, a sign that he has some kidney function. His
blood is drawn daily to check his renal function, he has suffered damage, how
much is still unknown. He has surgery on Thursday to clear the blockage in his
urethra and hopefully sometime after that ( maybe a week, could be a month )
we’ll have a better understanding of what needs to be done.

Also, his blood type is A+ like his dad, which sofar leaves josh as the only
possible kidney donor as both my mom and dad, brother, emma and myself are all O+ …
Thought I’d throw that out there in case any of you happen to be an A+ …

We’re at the Ronald McDonald house, really nice, only been open for 3 months !
It’s right across the street from Andrew, so we can walk. His nurses are all
really nice and full of more and more information every time we visit. They
tell us he’s a typical 36 weeker … only cries when being bothered with needles
and what not, sleeps most of the day away.

As for Josh and I , we’re exhausted to say the least. Trying to juggle my
hormones and concern for my son, along with Emma’s needs are proving to be quite
stressful … yet somehow were managing,

All of your prayers and support mean the world to us …

Love Hannah

P.S. (Meghan here) I’ve asked Hannah to let us know what it takes to be a donor and how we can find out if we’re compatible, beyond the A+ blood type match that’s required. I’ll let you know what I hear…

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